New movies from director Jordan Peele are now an event and his latest movie, Nope, takes over at the top of the UK box office on its debut weekend.

Also new this weekend is the Hindi language remake of Forrest Gump, Laal Singh Chaddha lands on the box office at 8 with £325,000.

The mega smash hot Top Gun Maverick falls to number 7 this weekend with £405,000, a tiny 34% drop for a movie on its 12th weekend, but its worth noting that the movie would be number 1 with over £2 Million if the chart was measured Monday - Sunday.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 12th - 14th August 2022

Highest new movie of the weekend

Director Jordan Peele has carved out a very good niche for himself in the suspense horror genre and following Get Out and Us~2019 he lands at the top with his with his third movie.

Taking a weekend gross of £1.98 Million it doesn't quite reach the gross of Us~2019 which took £2.7 Million in its debut.

It also doesn't quite get to the £2.1 Million of Get Out from 2017, but with little in the way of strong competition going forward, and the hot weather in the UK this weekend this movie could have a longer run.

Critical reviews haven't been as good as the previous 2 movie, and although the movie has been enjoyed it is considered the directors lowest rating movie to date.

Brad Pitts crazy adventure on the famous Japanese train falls to number 2 this weekend with a weekend take of £906,000, a 68% drop over last weekend.

The movie has now taken £5.1 Million at the UK box office over its 2 weeks of release.

The animated pet movie from the DC Universe falls to 3 this weekend with a gross of £830,589, a reasonable 32% drop over last weekend.

The movie has now taken £8.2 Million over its 3 week run on the box office.

The former number 1 movie from the Despicable Me universe falls to number 4 this weekend with £754,416, a 32% drop.

the animated sequel to Minions has now taken a very respectable £38.6 Million at the UK box office over 7 weeks and although its gross is lower the the previous movie is is the 4th top movie of 2022.

The fourth movie in the Thor series takes £535,000 as it drop to number 5 on the box office chart.

It has now taken £34.6 Million over its 6 weeks of release and is the 6th top movie of 2022, it is also doing better than the previous movie in the series Thor: Ragnarok.

This weekend, Friday 12th August 2022, there are 3 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Bullet Train, for the number 1 spot?

Here are this weeks new releases

• Nope
• Eiffel
• Laal Singh Chaddha

Nope

• The movie is directed by Jordan Peele, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Jordan Peele also directed Us in 2019 which grossed £10 Mil. in the UK and grossed $255.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Daniel Kaluuya who also starred in Not Safe For Work (2014).
• The film also stars Keke Palmer who was last seen in Lightyear (2022).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Eiffel

• The movie is from director Martin Bourboulon.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Romain Duris who also starred in L'auberge Espagnole (2002).
• The film also stars Emma Mackey who was last seen in Death On the Nile (2022).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Laal Singh Chaddha

• The movie is directed by Advait Chandan, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Advait Chandan also directed Secret Superstar in 2017 which grossed £511.6K in the UK and grossed $130.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Aamir Khan who also starred in Fanaa (2006).
• The film also stars Kareena Kapoor who was last seen in Angrezi Medium (2020).
• Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Talaash in 2012 and 3 Idiots in 2009.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 4 new movies released

• Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero - Thursday, 18th August
• The Feast - Friday, 19th August
• Fisherman's Friends: One and All - Friday, 19th August
• Orphan: First Kill - Friday, 19th August

Laal Singh Chaddha, a Hindi language remake of the US smash hit Oscar winner Forrest Gump is given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate violence, domestic abuse, bloody images, suicide references

The movie stars Aamir Khan who was last seen in Thugs of Hindostan and Secret Superstar and Kareena Kapoor who starred in Good Newwz in 2019.

The movie is directed by Advait Chandan for which this is his second major feature film after directing Secret Superstar.

Movie Synopsis

Events in India's history unfold through the perspective of Laal Singh Chaddha, a dim-witted man who has a great understanding of emotions.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Laal Singh Chaddha
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate violence, domestic abuse, bloody images, suicide references
• Release date: 12th August 2022
• Runtime: 159 minutes (2 hour 39 minutes)
• Directed by:
  • Advait Chandan
• Starring:
  • Aamir Khan
  • Kareena Kapoor
  • Chaitanya Akkineni

BBFC movie page